Weekend Without Bernie
Reporter David Segal looks at the town that might have lost more money per square mile than any other in the country because of the...
consumer confidence
The April Conference Board Consumer Confidence # was a much better than expected 39.2, almost 10 pts better than forecasted and up from a...
Dow Jones Market Talk is Now a Blog!
Finally! I have, over the years, exhorted Dow Jones to make the very best feature of the ILX service — the Dow Jones Market Talk...
S&P/CaseShiller home price index
The Feb S&P/CaseShiller 20 city home price index fell 18.63% y/o/y, a touch better than expected but with a slight downward revision...
Case-Shiller Home Prices Index Down 31.6% from Peak
The good news: February 2009 was the first month since October 2007 where the 10- and 20-City Composites did not post a record annual...
4/28 Morning Note
Dan Greenhaus is at the Equity Strategy Group at Miller Tabak + Co. where he covers markets and portfolio theory. He has contributed...
1st poli sci, now pre-med
After having to get an advanced degree over the past year in political science to better understand the US Govt’s desire to...
Bair: Break Up the Financial Supermarkets
“The FDIC is up to the task, and whether alone or in conjunction with other agencies, the FDIC is central to the solution. Given our...
Espresso Book Machine
The Espresso Book Machine can print any of 500,000 titles while you wait Pretty wild stuff: “It’s not elegant and it’s...
Charlie Rose: Joseph Stiglitz, Bill Ackman, WSJ’s Kate...
A conversation about the economy with Bill Ackman, major investor and hedge fund manager of Pershing Square Capital Management LP, Kate...